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A man dies on the Grand Glaize bridge. 30 year old Zachariah Breeden of Rocky Mount died after he was hit while walking on the Grand Glaize Bridge Wednesday and was being picked up by Camdenton man. Breeden was getting into the stopped SUV on the bridge when he was …

When the Governor talks state worker pay .. Mid – Missouri listens. 14,000 staffers work for Missouri state government in Jefferson City. Add to that thousands more who work at Mizzou. Governor Mike Parson is recommending a 3.2 % cost of living increase for those employees … State workers got …

Missouri’s governor is calling on state lawmakers to again fully fund the K-12 education foundation formula with an additional $120-million over last year’s levels. Governor Mike Parson (R) also wants lawmakers to fully fund school transportation across Missouri. The governor unveiled his proposed $52-billion state operating budget on Wednesday in …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R) speaks during Wednesday’s State of the State address in Jefferson City. House Speaker Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres), left, and Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe (R) listen (January 24, 2024 photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s governor says his administration will leave a record …

The abortion issue is central to the debate over initiative petition reform at the State Capitol. Missouri Right To Life’s Susan Klein doesn’t agree with Senate leadership that members of the Freedom Caucus are actively stonewalling the process to revisit how the state constitution is amended … Klein says be …

Gov. Mike Parson wants the legislature to approve a 3.2% cost of living pay raise for state government employees. He’s also asking for an additional 1% raise for every two years they’ve worked for government, topping out at 10%. Last year state workers got a 8.7 % hike. The Governor …

A well-known Columbia doctor is under federal indictment this afternoon, for allegedly making false statements to Medicare. 52-year-old Dr. Jerry Joseph Bruggeman has been charged in a 13-count indictment that has been handed down by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Federal prosecutors say Dr. Bruggeman provided false statements …

Missouri’s governor signed Senate Bill 190 into law in 2023, which allows counties to freeze property tax increases for seniors who are eligible for Social Security, own a home and are required to pay taxes on that home. Missouri counties can put the new measure in place by ordinance or …

Missouri’s Senate President Pro Tem has stripped three fellow Republicans of their committee chairmanships, describing them as “the “Chaos Caucus.” While Republicans have a 24-10 supermajority in the Senate, GOP infighting has led to gridlock in Jefferson City. Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) made the announcement during a …

Will Missouri Senate leaders use the ‘nuclear option’ to shut down debate from the Freedom Caucus that’s already tying up work this session? Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin doesn’t sound like she’s ready to call for a ‘P-Q’ .. a move that ends all debate by calling for the ‘previous question’ …